Devil’s Punch Bowl Loop · Expert mountain bikers with good off-road riding skills and fitness....

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Devil’s Punch Bowl Loop This ride around the iconic Devil’s Punch Bowl has the most spectacular views across open heathland. You might even come across grazing cattle and wild ponies! Legend has it that the Devil scooped up a handful of earth and hurled it at Thor, God of Thunder, the depression that remained is the Devil’s Punch Bowl. Discover the Old Portsmouth Road, the Sailor’s Stone and the gruesome history of Gibbet Hill! Start Point: Devil’s Punch Bowl, London Road, Hindhead, GU26 6AB or The Three Horseshoes Pub, Dyehouse Road, Thursley, Godalming GU8 6QD. Distance: 16km Time: Allow 2 hours Ascent: 308m OS Explorer Map: 133 Refreshments & Facilities: National Trust Servery & Café at the Devil’s Punch Bowl • local shops in Hindhead • The Three Horseshoes Pub, Thursley. Frensham Loop Puttenham Loop Elstead Loop Thursley Loop Devil’s Punch Bowl Loop 18 16 5 19 44 54 30 65 21 67 22 7 43 9 36 93 17 85 35 82 29 49 63 0 500 1,000 Scale Km This map contains data derived in part from Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright and database rights 2019. funded by Is this for you? This Surrey Hills Cycle route is designated:- Blue – Moderate More Information: Finding the right cross-country single-track trail grade for your abilities. You can download this cycle route & others by visiting: www.cyclesurreyhills.org Find our more www.cyclinguk.org www.bhs.org.uk Grade Suitable for Trail Green – Easy Beginners in good health with basic skills. Most types of bike. Relatively flat and wide. Blue– Moderate Riders in good health with basic off-road riding skills and fitness. Basic mountain bikes. Some ‘single track’ sections and small obstacles or roots and rocks. Red – Difficult Proficient mountain bikers with good off-road riding skills and fitness. Good mountain bikes. Challenging climbs, tricky descents and technical features such as drop-offs and large rocks. Black– Severe Expert mountain bikers with good off-road riding skills and fitness. Quality off-road mountain bikes. Greater challenge and difficulty. Expect large and unavoidable features. Mountain Biking is a potentially hazardous activity carrying a significant risk. in partnership with A3 PO R TS MOUT H ROAD O L D P O RTSMO U TH ROAD DYEHOUSE ROAD BO UNDL ESS RO A D FREN CH LANE 36

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Devil’s Punch Bowl Loop This ride around the iconic Devil’s Punch Bowl has the most spectacular views across open heathland. You might even come across grazing cattle and wild ponies! Legend has it that the Devil scooped up a handful of earth and hurled it at Thor, God of Thunder, the depression that remained is the Devil’s Punch Bowl.

Discover the Old Portsmouth Road, the Sailor’s Stone and the gruesome history of Gibbet Hill!

Start Point: Devil’s Punch Bowl, London Road, Hindhead, GU26 6AB or The Three Horseshoes Pub, Dyehouse Road, Thursley, Godalming GU8 6QD.

Distance: 16kmTime: Allow 2 hoursAscent: 308mOS Explorer Map: 133

Refreshments & Facilities: National Trust Servery & Café at the Devil’s Punch Bowl • local shops in Hindhead • The Three Horseshoes Pub, Thursley.

Frensham Loop

Puttenham Loop

Elstead Loop

ThursleyLoop

Devil’s Punch BowlLoop

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0 500 1,000Scale Km

Terrain Moderate to Difficult

Suggested start point for loops

Puttenham Loop

Waymarker numbering (based on Dutch System)

Directional arrows

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Nearby stations

Steep incline

Toilets

Viewpoints

Pubs

Café

Ministry of Defence Land - managed access, please read the warning signs posted at entrance points and stick to rights of way

Car parks

Historic

Shipwrights Way North Downs Way National Trail

Elstead Loop

Thursley Loop

Frensham Loop

Devils Punchbowl Loop

Crossing Loops

Complete Circuit and where loops converge

Roads with higher levels of traffic

Seasonally muddy

Sandy

Byways open to all traffic

Footpath

Bridleway

Key

The Loops and Circuit

Nearby

About the Loops and Circuit Ordnance features

Information

Beach

© This map contains data derived in part from Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright and database rights 2018.

This map contains data derived in part from Ordnance Survey data © Crown Copyright and database rights 2019.

funded by

Is this for you?Is this for you?

This Surrey Hills Cycle route is designated:- Blue – Moderate

More Information: Finding the right cross-country single-track trail grade for your abilities.

You can download this cycle route & others by visiting: www.cyclesurreyhills.org

Find our more www.cyclinguk.org www.bhs.org.uk

Grade Suitable for Trail

Green – Easy Beginners in good health with basic skills. Most types of bike.

Relatively flat and wide.

Blue– Moderate Riders in good health with basic off-road riding skills and fitness. Basic mountain bikes.

Some ‘single track’ sections and small obstacles or roots and rocks.

Red – DifficultProficient mountain bikers with good off-road riding skills and fitness. Good mountain bikes.

Challenging climbs, tricky descents and technical features such as drop-offs and large rocks.

Black– SevereExpert mountain bikers with good off-road riding skills and fitness. Quality off-road mountain bikes.

Greater challenge and difficulty. Expect large and unavoidable features.

Mountain Biking is a potentially hazardous activity carrying a significant risk.

in partnership with

A3

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